A contingent fee is when an attorney charges dependent upon a successful outcome in the case. It is often agreed to be a percentage of the total recovery to the client. Such fee arrangements are often used in negligence cases and other civil actions but not for criminal defense or divorce actions.
New Auburn is a village in Barron and Chippewa Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The village is located mostly within the Town of Auburn in Chippewa County. A small portion extends east into the adjacent Town of Bloomer, also in Chippewa County. A small portion also extends north into the Town of Dovre in Barron County. The population was 562 at the 2000 census.